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Umar Rashid, All tomorrow’s parties (San Bernardino edition) Or, an 18th century Benetton ad, painted at a liberal naturalist’s pool, where food, drinking, music, and torture are interrupted by a Franciscan acolyte seeking revenge for his father’s house smoldering in the background., 2024, Acrylic and ink on canvas, Three parts; 72 x 252 3/8 x 1 1/2 inches overall, Photo: Hannah Mjølsnes, © Umar Rashid, Courtesy the artist and Blum Gallery

PRESENTATION: Umar Rashid

Many of Umar Rashid’s works have a political commentary anchored in the darker side of history, but Rashid lightheartedly proposes alternative narratives …

ARCHITECTURE: Wang Shu

“Architecture as mountains” is how the Chinese architect, Wang Shu (4/11/1963- ) describes his design for the Ningbo Historic Museum. His buildings …

Left: Gary Simmons, Going Through Progressions #2, 2024, Oil paint on canvas, 198.1 x 137.2 cm / 78 x 54 in, © Gary Simmons, Photo: Keith Lubow, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Gallery Right: Gary Simmons, Going Through Progressions #5, 2024, Oil paint on canvas, 198.1 x 137.2 cm / 78 x 54 in, © Gary Simmons, Photo: Keith Lubow, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Gallery

ART CITIES: N. York-Gary Simmons

Emerged during the late 1980s and early 1990s, Gary Simmons has achieved wide acclaim over the past three decades for his work …

Sabine Moritz, October I-IV, 2023, Oil on canvas in 4 parts, each: 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches (100.0 x 100.0 cm), © Sabine Moritz, Photo: Georgios Michaloudisl Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian

PREVIEW: Sabine Moritz-Frost

Sabine Moritz’s paintings, drawings, and prints appear timeless yet endlessly shifting, each a suspended moment that explores the complex workings of memory. …

Richard Serra

TRACES: Richard Serra

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American minimalist sculptor Richard Serra, (2/11/1939-26/3/2024), who is best known for his large-scale …

Exhibition view Kazuko Miyamoto, Belvedere 21, Photo: Kunst-Dokumentation.com, Manuel Carreon Lopez / Belvedere, Vienna

PRESENTATION: Kazuko Miyamoto

Kazuko Miyamoto is an important protagonist of New York’s Lower East Side art scene, pushing the boundaries of Minimal Art by building …

Vian Sora, Untitled IV, 2024, Acrylic, pigments and ink on arches paper, 57 x 77 cm, © Vian Sora, Courtesy the artist and The Third Line Gallery

PRESENTATION: Vian Sora-House of Pearls

Vian Sora’s intensely autobiographical paintings are filled with emotional complexity and tension, bustling with a dynamic energy and struggle that reflect the artist’s …

ARCHITECTURE: Zaha Hadid

The Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, born in Bagdad (31/10/1950-31/3/2016) is a representative of the school of deconstruction. She read mathematics at the …

Laure Prouvost, This Means, 2019. Glass, nailbrush, steel, pump, water, 203 x 180 x 180 cm. Courtesy the artist and carlier | gebauer, Berlin/Madrid. Photo: Trevor Good / carlier | gebauer, Berlin/Madrid

PREVIEW: Laure Prouvost- Oma-je

Laure Prouvost is an artist who makes complex installations involving video works characterised by layered stories, surreal humour and wordplay. The artist’s …

Ei Arakawa×Shimon Minamikawa, An Evening with Triangular Horses, 2013, The National Art Center, Tokyo, Photo: Kenji Takahashi Courtesy of the artist and The National Art Center, Tokyo

ART CITIES: Tokyo-Ei Arakawa Nash

Ei Arakawa-Nash is a Japanese American artist, he makes collaborative art inspired by art history – art made with other people, involving …

ARCHITECTURE: Kazuyo Sejima

Kazuyo Sejima (29/10/56- ) was born in Japan and after studying at Japan Women’s University and working at the office of Toyo …

Mai-Thu Perret, Build fire and read the future in smoke, 2024, glazed ceramic, dimensions variable, © Mai-Thu Perret, Courtesy the artist and David Kordansky Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Mai Thu Perret

The sculptures, paintings, ceramic works, performances, and texts of Mai-Thu Perret exist at the intersection of contemporary culture, art historical critique, and …